Emewa Surname
Approximately 74 people bear this surname
Emewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 36 | 1:2,709,618 | 8,935 |
| Nigeria | 31 | 1:5,714,283 | 142,531 |
| Mauritania | 5 | 1:818,973 | 23,459 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Emewa (53) may also be a first name.
Emewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Emewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Emewa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻣﻮ) is found most in Ethiopia. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Emewa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,203,767th most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Emewa live; 49 percent live in East Africa and 49 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Emewa is also the 1,366,219th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 53 people.
This surname is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 2,709,618. Besides Ethiopia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 42 percent are found and Mauritania, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emeuwa | 91 | 32 | / |
| Emewah | 91 | 11 | / |
| Emeawa | 91 | 7 | / |
| Emewau | 91 | 3 | / |
| Emeway | 91 | 1 | / |
| Emoewa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Emejwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hemeway | 83 | 9 | / |
| Emiehwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Emawa | 80 | 2,574 | / |
| Emiwa | 80 | 321 | / |
| Imewa | 80 | 85 | / |
| Omewa | 80 | 75 | / |
| Emeba | 80 | 56 | / |
| Emewo | 80 | 37 | / |
| Emewe | 80 | 35 | / |
| Amewa | 80 | 15 | / |
| Emeva | 80 | 5 | / |
| Emaway | 73 | 5,635 | / |
| Emeaba | 73 | 402 | / |
| Emaeva | 73 | 103 | / |
| Emesua | 73 | 64 | / |
| Omewah | 73 | 39 | / |
| Emeeva | 73 | 38 | / |
| Emieva | 73 | 37 | / |
| Emeiwe | 73 | 31 | / |
| Emiewo | 73 | 27 | / |
| Omoewa | 73 | 21 | / |
| Emijwa | 73 | 20 | / |
| Emoeva | 73 | 20 | / |
| Imewai | 73 | 15 | / |
| Amewua | 73 | 7 | / |
| Emiwas | 73 | 4 | / |
| Omaewa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Emebah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Emewii | 73 | 3 | / |
| Emeawo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ameway | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ameewa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hemawa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Emiewe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Emawha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hamewa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amhewa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Emebay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Emowha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Emiwat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Emeabe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eimawa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Emeweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Omeuwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Emiswa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Emmewe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ameewua | 67 | 206 | / |
| Emiehwe | 67 | 67 | / |
| Emiewhe | 67 | 24 | / |
| Himeiwa | 67 | 22 | / |
| Eimaway | 67 | 16 | / |
| Emiewho | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ameiwua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hemaeva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ameawua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jimewad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Esmetva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eymieva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emeabah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amewaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ameehwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emmeabe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emehwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hemawai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oymewai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amewaaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hemaway | 67 | 0 | / |
Emewa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Emewa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺃﻣﻮ | amw | 23.81 |
| ﺍﻣﻮ | amw | 19.05 |
| ﺃﻣﻮﻩ | amwh | 19.05 |
| ﺍﻣﻮﻩ | amwh | 14.29 |
| ﺍﻣﻮﺍ | amwa | 9.52 |
| ﺃﻣﻮﺍ | amwa | 9.52 |
| ﺍﻣﻮﻯ | amwy | 4.76 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Emewa
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